Spook the Herd

Spook the Herd is the fourth studio album by British indie rock band Lanterns on the Lake. It was released on 21 February 2020 under Bella Union.^[5]

Spook the Herd
Studio album by Lanterns on the Lake
Released	21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
Length	39:57
Label	Bella Union
Lanterns on the Lake chronology
Live with Royal Northern Sinfonia (2017) Spook the Herd (2020) Versions of Us (2023)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Line of Best Fit	9/10[3]
MusicOMH	[4]

Critical reception

Spook the Herd was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 8 reviews.^[1]

The album was shortlisted for the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2020.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lanterns on the Lake.

Spook the Herd track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"When It All Comes True"	4:21
2.	"Baddies"	2:57
3.	"Every Atom"	4:19
4.	"Blue Screen Beams"	4:28
5.	"Before They Excavate"	4:52
6.	"Swimming Lessons"	4:22
7.	"Secrets & Medicine"	4:53
8.	"This Is Not a Drill"	4:41
9.	"A Fitting End"	5:04